Bicycle-saddle



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s. MYERS, BICYCLE SADDLE.

"To-all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES Persist @rrrcn,

STANLEY L. MYERS, or SANTA ROSA, CALIFGR-NIA.

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srncrrrcarrou forming part of Letters Patent No. 569,796, dated Qctober20, 1896.

Application filed November Q5, 1896. Serial lilo. 670,007, tNo model.)

Be it known that I, STANLEY L. MYEns, a citizen of the United States,residing at Santa Rosa, county of Sonoma, State'of California, haveinvented an Improvement in Bicycle- Saddles; and i hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

, a bottom View of the same.

- preferably of some alloy extends forward, as

My invention relates to improvements in saddles for bicycles and similarvehicles whereby aneasy and anatomically safe seat is provided.

It consists inoertain details of construction, which will be more fullyexplained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1is a View of my saddle. Fig. 2 is Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line yy of Fig. 2.

In the constructionof my saddle 1 form a thin flat plate A of steel,aluminium, or

will be sufficiently rigid for the purpose, with the lightnesscharacteristic of that metal. This plate is curved, as shown plainly inFig. 2, so as to form a broad convex rear portion, thence returning uponitself, so as to leave a central opening B, the general shape being anessentially transverse oval, the front side of which is open, withapproximately parallel extensions to form the front part of thesaddle-base. The front portion of the plate shown at A, leaving anarrowchannel 33 between these .two sides extending forward from themain central opening 13. At the front end the two parts of the plate arejoined together, as shown. This plate is rolled, stamped, or otherwiseformed with flanges a, projecting around the outer periphery-and aroundthe periphery of the inner openings, and these flanges greatly stiffenthe plate and give it the necessary rigidity to withstand the strains towhich it will be exposed. At the same time they provide a means for theattachment of the upper flexible casing or seat portion of the saddle bymeans of holesor perforations which are made through the flanges aroundthe plate.

The seat portion or casing C is formed of leather properly shaped andstitched together and conforming approximately in shape with the shapeof the plate A A,

of aluminium, which front end extensions are not united together, 1 butleave an open channel between them and above the metal plate beneath.The outer and inner edges of the approximately vertical portion of thisseat extend down exterior to the outside flange on the metal-plate andinterior to the inside metal flange and have holes made through them, asshown, coincidor seat portion is then secured to the metal plate bymeans of lacing-strings, which pass through the holes in the plate andin the casing, and by which it is firmly secured on both outer and inneredges.

In order to give this device the necessary elasticity, the interior isprovided with an inner expansible tube D,'which maybe made in anysuitable manner, similar to the inner tubes used in the double-tubetires of bicycles. I prefer to make this inner portion with av singlesection extending around the curved rear and sides up a short distanceinto the straight parallel front portions and to make the front endscontinuous and closed, joining these front ends upon the rear portion,so that instead of having a joint or closure at the extre me ends of thetube this joint is made a short distance back from the ends, as shown inFig. 1, which insures a tighter and safer joint. It will be manifestthat the inner tube might be made seamless and withou; opening, if foundconvenient or preferab e. valve and valve-tube E, which pass through thebottom plate A at any suitable or convenient point, so that the saddlemay be expanded by inflating the inner lining or tube .toany degree ofhardness.

In order to properly attach this saddleto the saddle-post and to preventthe downward drooping or strain upon the outer sides of the seatportion, 1 have made the bar F wide and fiat, with two 'rearwardly andoutwardly extending forks or branches F. The ends of these two bars arefixed to the bottom plate A by bolts secured in said plate and passingare secured by huts, and the front end is socured to the front portionofthe plate in the same manner. This bar is bent or curved centrally, sothat the clamp by which itis except that the secured to the saddle-postmay be fitted to in g with those made in the flanges. This case Thisinner tube is connected with a through the ends of the arms F,where'they this curved portion, and the saddle may thus betiItedtO anyangle to suit the convenience of the-rider. By reason of theseoutwardly. extended endsF; I am enabled "to'suppor-t- 5 theouter sidesofthe seat portion, which are,

I subjected toeonsiderable pressure and strain y -fand to-thusdistribute the strain'more evenly "foverzthe whole structure. A greatpoint of advantage in this construction istheopen" i0 channel or spaceleftbetween the elasticfor 'ward'ly-projectingends of the saddle, which(relieves all pressure upon that portion of they riders anatomy which isordinarily brought into contact with the saddle closed at this point,the elasticitymaking a yielding pressure upona'll parts. Having thusdescribed my invention, what. I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is: a 2o 1-. In a 'bicycle-s'addle',ja1 flat seatplateQeurved to form a broad convex rear portion andhaving' parallelforward-extensions, said platehaving a central opening of asubstantiaily transverse oval form-[with a forward extension (and, saidopening being entirely within the edges-of the plate whereby the plateis-elosedat its front and rear, said plate having alsodownturned flangesbounding its outer periphery and the peripherygof the open 3o center,and provided with perforations a cas ing'forrned ef flexible materialshapedsub 7 stantiallyeorrespondingly with the plate and havinglacing-holes coincident with those of the flanges'athere'by it isreadily removable, .and an inner expansible't-ube or lining and meansfor inflating the same, v I An improved bicycle-saddle consisting of i afiatseat-plate curved to forni' albroad conven' rear portion andreturning uponitself toleave a central open'ing of a'sub's'tantially otransverseoval form; said plate having ap-- proximately parallelextensions adapted 'to form'the front part of "the saddle-base, andhaving d'ownturned perforated-flanges bound:

- ing its outer periphery and' also the periphery of its bpenfce'hter, asupport by which the saddle is connected with the seat-post, a casing offlexible inaterial shaped correspondingly with the a rigid plate andhaving its edges provided withlaeing-holescoincident with those of theflanges whereby it may he 'renuovably attached to the-"plate, a singlesection inner enpansible tube or lining extending around the-curved rearand sides of the plate and into the forward extensions and means forinflatingsaid tube.

In witness her'eof I have hereunto set-my hand,

' STANLEY L. MYERS- \Vitnesses:

S. H. NoURsE, JESSIE 0. 1312013112.

